The Force of Law Reaffirmed: Frederick Schauer Meets the Critics

Preface (Bezemek/Ladavac).- Introduction (Isabel Isabel Trujillo, University of Palermo).- Coercion and Sanctions as Elements of Normative Systems (Nicoletta Ladavac, Thémis).- Does Law Without Force Exist? (Michael Potacs, WU).- Coercion and the Normativity of Law: A Comment on Frederick Schauer's 'The Force of Law' (Thomas Bustamante, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais).- The Force of Law and the Evolutionary Sting (Perluigi Chiassoni, Università di Genova Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza).- Normative Systems as Law in Synergy: Validity and Effectiveness (Jorge Emilio Nuñez, Manchester Law School).- The Good, the Bad, the Pure: Perspectives on the Force of Law (Christoph Bezemek, WU).- Coercion, Sovereignty, and the Differentiation of Law (Lars Vinx, Bilkent University).- The Force of Law - Reply to Critics (Frederick Schauer, University of Virginia School of Law).- Frederick Schauer, Biography, Bibliography (Nicoletta Ladavac, Thémis).